travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
spiritual realm of humanity
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to make an appeal; to urge
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to cause someone to worry
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
older brother and younger sister
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
air of seniority; patronizing attitude
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
reestablish; reset (a password)